…It comes from the Azores and only one of the three original plantings has made a decent plant. More or less evergreen with black fruits. Vaccinum cylindraeceum Vaccinum cylindraeceum Vaccinum…

…coming into flower. Rhododendron hyperythrum ‘Omo’ Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ and Magnolia dawsoniana. Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ Magnolia ‘Genie’ is nearly black in bud. Far better than M. ‘Black Tulip’. Magnolia ‘Genie’…

…Magnolia ‘Anne Leitner’ Magnolia ‘Anne Leitner’ Magnolia ‘Vulcans Forge’ flowering for the first time. Magnolia ‘Vulcans Forge’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x M. ‘Darjeeling’. Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x M. ‘Darjeeling’ Magnolia…

…squirrel. In fact the buds on Black Tulip, Apollo, Genie and Star Wars were also eaten. Taking into account that our trees are still small, the damage was devastating. We…

…plenty of clusters of berries which are turning blue-black. Cornus hemsleyi Cornus hemsleyi Conversely, the equally shrubby Cornus torreyi has just finished flowering. Cornus torreyi A few flowers high up…

…to black. Podocarpus matudae Podocarpus matudae 2023 – CHW Daphniphyllum teysmannii is doing well at Donkey Shoe. Daphniphyllum teysmannii The ancient Lindera communis is regenerating well from the base after…

…are up in the water meadows with 200 or so gulls including a few horrid black-backed gulls. Clearly resting inland after the many recent gales. A pity I do not…

…12. ‘Wakehurst’ x ‘felix Jury’ 13. ‘Aurora’ x ‘Darjeeling’ 14. ‘Black Tulip’ x ‘JC Williams’ ( this has been named now) x ‘Felix Jury’ 15. ‘Darjeeling’ x ‘Felix Jury’ Large…

…books say is indigo-black in flower. Rather bluer here and a rather nice thing which is supposed to be a late season flowerer. [I now, subsequently, think this is in…

…seeds have set on Schefflera delavayi but they are not yet black and ripe. Schefflera delavayi Schefflera pauciflora (WWJ 1199) with ripe and unripe seeds. Schefflera pauciflora (WWJ 1199) Schefflera…